Xeon 2.8 vs E5-1607

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2034	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	0.70	no data
Designer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	no data	Paxville (2002−2005)
Release date	1 January 2012 (13 years ago)	September 2002 (23 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1607 and Xeon 2.8 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	2.8 GHz
Bus rate	0 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	16 KB
L2 cache	no data	512K
L3 cache	10 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	130 nm
Die size	no data	217 mm2
Maximum core temperature	64 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.6V - 1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1607 and Xeon 2.8 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Socket	FCLGA2011	604
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1607 and Xeon 2.8. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1607 and Xeon 2.8 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1607 and Xeon 2.8 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1607 and Xeon 2.8. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066	no data
Maximum memory size	375 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1607 and Xeon 2.8.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	135 Watt

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